Radio One Buys Radio Stations From Red Zebra Broadcasting in DC and Richmond

Afternoon host Donnie Simpson interviews Traci Braxton on Majic 102.3. Radio One will expand the station's reach in the DMV area with the acquisition of 92.7 WWXT. The company will keep the sports programming on 950 WXGI-AM.

Radio One has announced its acquisition of Red Zebra
Broadcastings’ WWXT-FM and WXGI-AM. While Red Zebra, a sports marketing
company, moves toward a more digital delivery system, Radio One, the
largest urban radio broadcaster in the country expands its Washington,
DC market and diversifies its Richmond market with this acquisition.

DC’s WMMJ MAJIC 102.3 FM, a leading Urban Adult Contemporary station,
will simulcast on 92.7 FM and grow its listenership. In Richmond, Radio
One will diversify its all-music cluster and maintain the sports radio
format of WXGI 950 AM and simulcast the new Richmond ESPN Radio on 1240
AM and 102.7 FM. The local marketing agreement is effective May 1. The
deal is anticipated to close by the end of June.

Alfred Liggins, CEO of Radio One said, “I still believe in the power
of terrestrial radio and am excited about this deal with Red Zebra. I’m
always willing to evaluate an opportunity that allows us to grow our
radio assets and continue to diversify our radio group not just through
syndication and digital, but good programming that serves our
listeners.”

Washington DC WMMJ 92.7 102.3 FM

Effective 12:01 a.m. on May 1st, WWXT-FM licensed to Prince
Frederick, Maryland will be the simulcast home of The Sound of the DMV,
MAJIC. Listeners will begin their day with the nationally syndicated,
Russ Parr Morning Show weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Midday host
Vic Jagger will keep listeners engaged Monday through Saturday from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Radio and television icon Donnie Simpson will
continue to entertain listeners weekday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. And John Monds winds the night down with his nationally
syndicated show, Love and R&B on Sunday through Thursday from 7:00
p.m. to midnight.

Richmond ESPN Radio 950 AM, 1240 AM and 102.7 FM

WXGI-AM, licensed to Richmond, is the flagship station of the
Redskins and Washington Nationals in Richmond, as well as the University
of Richmond Spiders football and basketball. Effective 12:01 a.m. on
May 1st, listeners can expect the quality sports programming they’ve
come to know to be maintained, just expanded on two additional
frequencies. Most of the staff will transition to become Radio One
Richmond employees.